Maid
[meɪd] or [med]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an unmarried girl (especially a virgin).
(noun.) a female domestic.
亚历克斯編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.
(n.) A man who has not had sexual intercourse.
(n.) A female servant.
(n.) The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (R. clavata).
安吉莉娜整理
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Girl, lass, LASSIE, virgin, maiden, damsel, young lady.[2]. Maid-servant, female servant.
校對:雷明顿
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Maiden, girl, damsel, lass, virgin
ANT:Matron, married_woman
編輯:珀尔
解釋/意思:
n. an unmarried woman esp. one young: a virgin: a female servant.—ns. Maid′-child (B.) a female child; Maid′-Mā′rian the May-queen; a character in the old Morris-dance usually represented by a man in woman's clothes (Marian relating to Mary or to the Virgin Mary).—adj. Maid′-pale (Shak.) pale like a sick girl.—n. Maid′servant a female servant.—Maid of all work a domestic who does general housework; Old maid a woman left unmarried: a card game.
达拉整理
例句/造句/用法:
- When the maid entered, about seven, there the unfortunate fellow was hanging in the middle of the room. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- The honest Irish maid-servant, delighted with the change, asked leave to kiss the face that had grown all of a sudden so rosy. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I saw her in conversation with her maid. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- If my aunt's maid and the other woman have spoken the truth, you may depend upon it the tradesman did meet her. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- The hard, bitter feeling was getting pretty bad, when the maid brought in a box of flowers. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Another, Lucy Parr, the second waiting-maid, has only been in my service a few months. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- I had not been in my study five minutes when the maid entered to say that a person desired to see me. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Lady Glyde's maid, sir. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- The coachman brought a message for me, and written instructions for my lady's own maid and for Penelope. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Miss Moss, a dark-eyed maid in curl-papers, appeared with the teapot, and, smiling, asked the Colonel how he had slep? 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- He looked at the maid. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Where's my maid? 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The maid was gone. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- It was opened by the usual maid-servant, and she showed him up at once, with her usual alacrity, to Flora's sitting-room. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- The bar-maid appeared from the inner regions of the parlour, excited and preoccupied. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Better be happy old maids than unhappy wives, or unmaidenly girls, running about to find husbands, said Mrs. March decidedly. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- The gate was opened by one of the rosy maids, and on the lawn were the Newfoundland dog and the man. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- And when the two Miss Donnys grieved as much to part with me as the least among them, and when the maids said, Bless you, miss, wherever you go! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Two maids and two men, indeed! 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- Altogether there are eight maids, the cook, the butler, two footmen, and a boy. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- But if it were the maids, why should your son allow himself to be accused in their place? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- I am certain old maids are a very unhappy race. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Some of the best and most honored women I know were poor girls, but so love-worthy that they were not allowed to be old maids. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- A coachman and two maids form the staff of servants. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- True, said I, and I remember all the servant maids and Yorkshire milkwomen confessed his power. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- The maids do their work very well, and I think we shall be able to send back some dozens of the rings. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- At twenty-five, girls begin to talk about being old maids, but secretly resolve that they never will be. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- He was unable, however, to make his way in, and the maids were too distracted with fear to be of any assistance to him. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- She had a little room in the garret, where the maids heard her walking and sobbing at night; but it was with rage, and not with grief. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- It might be if it was kept nice, but the maids are lazy, and I don't know how to make them mind. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
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